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Saturday, February 24th, 2018

CODIE BASCUE LEADS U.S. MEN’S BOBSLED TEAM IN FINAL RUNS HIGHLIGHTING TONIGHT’S LIVE COVERAGE FROM PYEONGCHANG AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC

Relive the Historic Moment John Shuster and Team USA Won Gold in Men’s Curling over Sweden Today at 3 p.m. ET on NBC

Figure Skating’s Gala Featuring Performances by Maia and Alex Shibutani in Primetime on NBC

Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, and Terry Gannon to Host NBC’s Primetime Coverage of the Closing Ceremony for XXIII Olympic Winter Games Tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET

Closing Ceremony Flag Bearer and 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist Jessie Diggins Competes for Final Time in PyeongChang in Cross-Country’s Women’s 30km Tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET on NBC

Serena Williams Narrates 1968, the Story of Olympic Achievement and Cultural Legacy, Airing Tomorrow at 4:10 p.m. ET on NBC

All Events Live Streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app

STAMFORD, Conn. – February 24, 2018 Tonight’s primetime coverage live across all time zones on NBC begins at 8 p.m. ET, highlighted by the final runs of four-man bobsled as 2010 Olympic gold medalist Justin Olsen, two-time Olympian Nick Cunningham, and 23-year-old Codie Bascue compete for the U.S. team. Rounding out NBC’s primetime coverage tonight is figure skating’s gala. The U.S. will be represented by 2018 ice dance bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani. The ladies’ gold and silver medalists, Alina Zagitova and Yevgenia Medvedeva, are also expected to perform, as are Canadian ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

Primetime coverage continues as reigning mass start world champion Joey Mantia and 2017 mass start world bronze medalist Heather Bergsma lead the U.S. in the Olympic debut of speed skating’s mass start event. Coverage also includes the cross-country men’s 50km, which will feature reigning world champion Alex Harvey of Canada.

Today’s daytime coverage on NBC begins at 3 p.m. ET with an encore presentation of John Shuster and Team USA’s historic gold medal victory over Sweden in men’s curling. Shuster and Team USA advanced to the final after defeating three-time defending gold medalists Canada 5-3 in the semifinal round.

Following men’s curling, NBC presents Calgary ’88, a 60-minute documentary voiced by iconic actor and acclaimed author Rob Lowe, that looks back at the men’s and ladies figure skating competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics. For more information on Calgary ‘88, click here.

“Primetime Plus” coverage starts at 11:30 p.m. ET, and features one of the most grueling Winter Olympic events: the cross-country skiing men’s 50km.

NBCSN presents live coverage of the men’s hockey gold medal game at 10:30 p.m. ET, with a showdown between Olympic Athletes from Russia and Germany. Germany advanced to its first-ever gold medal game after defeating two-time defending Olympic champion Canada, 4-3.

NBCSN’s coverage continues at 6 p.m. ET with Liam McHugh and 2006 Olympic ice dance silver medalist Tanith White hosting Olympic Ice alongside analyst and 1984 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Scott Hamilton. The hour-long studio show finale provides viewers with analysis and highlights from the 11 days of Olympic figure skating competition from PyeongChang. Following Olympic Ice, NBCSN presents live coverage of women’s curling as host country South Korea takes on Sweden for the gold medal at 7 p.m. ET.

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA complements NBCUniversal’s extensive coverage of the Winter Olympics, with wall-to-wall programming from the host city. Daily coverage includes 20 hours of highlights, news and features provided by Olympic Channel News, as well as live Olympic medal ceremony coverage from the PyeongChang Medal Plaza.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25

NBC Olympics’ figure skating commentating trio of Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, and Terry Gannon will host NBC’s primetime coverage of the Closing Ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Coverage begins in primetime, Sunday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.

Lipinski, Weir and Gannon will be on-site at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium to call the pageantry and spectacle of the Closing Ceremony, which will featuring the Parade of Athletes, interviews, profiles, musical performances, and more.

Leading into the Closing Ceremony, Mike Tirico hosts Olympic Gold at 7 p.m. ET on NBC, which features a look back at the most memorable moments and performances of the PyeongChang Olympics.

Sunday’s daytime coverage on NBC begins at 3 p.m. ET and features the final competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics, as Closing Ceremony flag bearer Jessie Diggins, who helped the U.S. win its first-ever gold medal in cross-country skiing, is expected to compete in the cross-country women’s 30km event. Coverage of cross-country skiing also airs earlier in the day at 2 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

Daytime coverage continues as four-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams brings viewers back 50 years to the tumultuous and politically-charged year of the Olympic Games in Mexico City with a 90-minute documentary entitled 1968. The documentary features interviews with NBA icon and cultural ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who protested the 1968 Games; and heavyweight champion George Foreman, who took home a gold medal at the Games. For more information on 1968, click here. 1968 will also air an NBCSN as part of a three-hour documentary block beginning Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET.

NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app, which are powered by NBC Sports’ Playmaker Media, will deliver more than 1,800 hours of live-event and TV simul-stream coverage for the PyeongChang Olympics. In a Winter Games first, NBC broadcast network content will be live streamed, including the daytime, primetime and primetime-plus shows.

For more information on live streaming, please go to: NBCOlympics.com/Live-Stream-Schedule

For the full schedule of NBCUniversal’s Olympic coverage, please go to: NBCOlympics.com

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Listings subject to change (all times ET unless otherwise noted).

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 (DAY 15)

NBC
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Men’s Curling – Gold Medal Final: Sweden vs. U.S.
Calgary ‘88
Speed Skating – Men’s and Women’s Mass Start Gold Medal Finals
Cross-Country Skiing – Men’s 50km Classical Gold Medal Final

8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Figure Skating Gala (LIVE)
Four Man Bobsled – Gold Medal Final Runs (LIVE)
Speed Skating – Men’s and Women’s Mass Start Gold Medal Finals

9 p.m. – Midnight (MT)
Primetime Encore

8 p.m. – 11 p.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore

11:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Cross-Country Skiing – Men’s 50km Classical Gold Medal Final

12:30 a.m. – 3:30 a.m. (ET)
Primetime Encore

11:30 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. (CT)
Primetime Encore

1:30 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore 2

12:30 a.m. – 3:30 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore 2

NBCSN
12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Speed Skating – Men’s and Women’s Mass Start Gold Medal Finals
Women’s Curling – Bronze Medal Match: Great Britain vs. Japan

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Men’s Hockey – Game of the Day: Bronze Medal Game: Canada vs. Czech Republic (replay)
Olympic Ice

7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Women’s Curling – Gold Medal Final: South Korea vs. Sweden (LIVE)

10:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Game: Olympic Athletes from Russia vs. Germany (LIVE)

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA
1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Olympic Channel News (OBS)

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Figure Skating Gala – Figure skating coverage features the gala event. The U.S. will be represented by 2018 Olympic ice dance bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani. The ladies’ gold and silver medalists, Alina Zagitova and Yevgenia Medvedeva are also expected to perform, as are Canadian ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
  • Bobsled – Final runs of the four-man bobsled event feature 23-year-old Codie Bascue, who has emerged as Team USA’s best four-man pilot following the death of three-time Olympic medalist Steven Holcomb. Germany, with two top sleds, and South Korea are the nations currently at the top of the standings.
  • Speed Skating – Speed skating coverage includes the Olympic debut of mass start racing, which differs from the traditional paired format. On the men’s side, Team USA’s Joey Mantia is the reigning world champion. The women’s field includes South Korean Kim Bo-Reum, who draws on her short track experience, plus Team USA’s Heather Bergsma and Mia Manganello.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Curling – The men’s curling gold medal final as Team USA, skipped by John Shuster, defeats Sweden, to win the first Olympic gold medal in U.S. Olympic curling history.
  • Calgary ’88 – A 60-minute documentary, voiced by iconic actor and acclaimed author Rob Lowe that takes a look back at the men’s and ladies figure skating competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime Plus):

  • Cross-Country Skiing – Five miles longer than a marathon, the cross-country men’s 50km is one of the most grueling Winter Olympic events. Canadian Alex Harvey, who won the 50km freestyle at last year’s World Championships, should be in the mix.

 

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Speed Skating – Speed skating coverage includes the Olympic debut of mass start racing, which differs from the traditional paired format. On the men’s side, Team USA’s Joey Mantia is the reigning world champion. The women’s field includes South Korean Kim Bo-Reum, who draws on her short track experience, plus Team USA’s Heather Bergsma and Mia Manganello.
  • Curling – The women’s gold medal final matches as host country South Korea faces Sweden. In addition, the bronze medal match between Great Britain and Japan be contested in the women’s field.
  • Hockey – The men’s hockey gold medal final (Olympic Athletes from Russia vs. Germany). The men’s hockey bronze medal game (Czech Republic vs. Canada).
  • Figure Skating – Liam McHugh will host the finale of Olympic Ice Presented by Toyota, a live, daily figure skating show. He will be joined by co-host Tanith White and analyst Scott Hamilton for in-depth coverage of all things figure skating.

 

OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will provide live coverage of the pageantry and exhilaration surrounding every Olympic medal ceremony from the PyeongChang Medal Plaza.
  • Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will provide 20 hours of the most comprehensive news and highlights coverage from PyeongChang every day via the Olympic Channel News Service.

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 (DAY 16)

NBC
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Cross-Country Skiing – Women’s 30km Gold Medal Final
1968

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Olympic Gold

8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Closing Ceremony

9 p.m. – 11:30 (MT)
Primetime Encore

8 p.m. – 10:30 (PT)
Primetime Encore

11:35 p.m. – 3 a.m. (ET)
Primetime Encore

10:35 p.m. – 2 a.m. (CT)
Primetime Encore

12:35 a.m. – 4 a.m. (MT)
Primetime Encore 2

11:35 p.m. – 3 a.m. (PT)
Primetime Encore 2

NBCSN
2 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Cross-Country Skiing – Women’s 30km Gold Medal Final

4 a.m. – 5 a.m.
Figure Skating – Gala (replay)

5 a.m. – 7 a.m.
Men’s Hockey – Gold Medal Game: Olympic Athletes from Russia vs. Germany (replay)

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
1968

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Calgary ‘88

2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Top Finishes from PyeongChang
Cross-Country Skiing – Women’s Team Sprint

3:45 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Women’s Hockey – Gold Medal Final: U.S. vs. Canada

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Primetime):

  • Olympic GoldOlympic Gold recaps the action from all venues.
  • Closing Ceremony – NBC Olympics’ figure skating commentating trio of Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, and Terry Gannon will host NBC’s primetime coverage of the Closing Ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Lipinski, Weir and Gannon will be on-site at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium to call the pageantry and spectacle of the Closing Ceremony, which will feature the Parade of Athletes, interviews, profiles, musical performances, and more.

 

NBC HIGHLIGHTS (Daytime):

  • Cross-Country Skiing – Competition in PyeongChang concludes with the cross-country women’s 30km event. A Scandinavian sweep is possible, with top contenders including Charlotte Kalla of Sweden and the Norwegian duo of Marit Bjorgen and Heidi Weng. Bjorgen, a 14-time Olympic medalist, is already the most decorated winter Olympian of all time, but she could add to her record haul. American Jessie Diggins, who helped the U.S. win its first-ever gold medal in cross-country skiing, is also expected to compete.
  • 1968 – A 90-minute documentary, narrated by four-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, brings viewers back to the tumultuous and politically-charged year of the Olympic Games in Mexico City 50 years ago.

 

NBCSN HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Cross-Country Skiing – Competition in PyeongChang concludes with the cross-country women’s 30km event. A Scandinavian sweep is possible, with top contenders including Charlotte Kalla of Sweden and the Norwegian duo of Marit Bjorgen and Heidi Weng. Bjorgen, a 14-time Olympic medalist, is already the most decorated winter Olympian of all time, but she could add to her record haul. American Jessie Diggins, who helped the U.S. win its first-ever gold medal in cross-country skiing, is also expected to compete.
  • Figure Skating Gala – Figure skating coverage features the gala event. The U.S. will be represented by 2018 Olympic ice dance bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani. The ladies’ gold and silver medalists, Alina Zagitova and Yevgenia Medvedeva are also expected to perform, as are Canadian ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
  • Hockey – The men’s hockey gold medal final (Olympic Athletes from Russia vs. Germany). NBCSN also presents encore coverage of Team USA defeating rival Canada in the women’s hockey gold medal game.
  • 1968 – A 90-minute documentary, narrated by four-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, brings viewers back to the tumultuous and politically-charged year of the Olympic Games in Mexico City 50 years ago.
  • Calgary ’88 – A 60-minute documentary, voiced by iconic actor and acclaimed author Rob Lowe that takes a look back at the men’s and ladies figure skating competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

 

–PYEONGCHANG 2018–